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Ddasaccident563, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident563, Hd-Aid
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On the 5th July 2007 at 1228hrs, two [International commercial demining agency] BAC searchers were involved in an accident, which was caused by an uncontrolled detonation of an M77 sub-munitions. The detonation took place during a period when all searchers were not conducting search/clearance operations but were preparing to start work after a 10 minutes rest period.
Ddasaccident792, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident792, Hd-Aid
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[The Victim] deminer was working in his lane and had some advancement on his working lane. After he excavated a signal and found nothing he went to the safe area for rest and when he was coming back on the lane that was cleared by him, suddenly the explosion occurred. It shows that he had missed a mine.
Ddasaccident561, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident561, Hd-Aid
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On 2nd Jul 2007, two sub-munitions (1x M77 & 1xM42) were reported as found by the [International commercial company] completions team during a final inspection of CBU 771, before handover to the MACC SL. These items were located by the local land owner (woman) while harvesting her wheat crop. They were located in an area immediately adjacent to her house (within the task site) which had been reported as cleared by [International commercial company] sub-surface. The items were located on the surface. The owner reported the find to [International commercial company] completions team during and internal completion QA.
Ddasaccident468, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident468, Hd-Aid
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[The Victim] was part of an [Demining group] Mine Clearance Team was clearing an area of ground that they knew was definitely mined with PMN anti-personnel mines, laid very close together, at intervals of less than one metre between one mine and the next. The day was not a normal working day but nothing untoward had happened during the previous twenty-four hours that might affect operations at the site. [The Victim] was working unsupervised in the middle part of the site; the drills and procedures he was using were probably not in accordance with SOP and the site was inadequately …
Ddasaccident736, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident736, Hd-Aid
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Because the area was recently worked on (ploughed) and thus the lack of evidence, it cannot be confirmed that the BLU 63 was missed during clearance, its original depth or previous location and possible migration / importation with the compost.
Ddasaccident761, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident761, Hd-Aid
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The item (M 77) was located on a road inside and between cleared areas. The road itself has been cleared and the item is so obvious that it cant been missed during clearance. See photo attached for road condition.
Ddasaccident567, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident567, Hd-Aid
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On the morning of 21st May 2007 at approximately 0630hrs [Demining group] BAC Team 2 re-deployed back to CBU 040 to start operations. At approximately 1140hrs, an uncontrolled explosion occurred at the building site adjacent to the rear of the BAC Team 2 CP, UTM 712082/3681844, involving a civilian worker, Mr. [the Victim], who was delivering building material to the construction site. Mr. [the Victim] had reversed his truck on the area adjacent the construction site and had commenced to unload the vehicle. During this process Mr. [the Victim] kicked, stepped or dropped some building materials on a M77 sub-munition …
Ddasaccident762, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident762, Hd-Aid
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The land owner, [Name removed], immediately contacted the CLO area 1-5 on the 5th May 2007 to report the location and the events surrounding the incident. This site was visited by MACC SL Operations, QA and the CLO to conduct an investigation of the event surrounding the discovery of the sub-munitions.
Ddasaccident775, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident775, Hd-Aid
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After the inhabitants of the Milon village requested AMAC Gardez for clearance of this mined suspected road, the AMAC deployed a LIAT and subsequently a survey team to this area. The technical survey of this minefield completed on 14 June 2005 and as it was antitank mine, on 12 July 2005, [Demining group] # 15 was tasked to clear it. After clearance, it was handed over to local people. The involved tractor was carrying construction material to one of the inhabitant’s house but before arriving to the destination, it has been hit by a mine.
Ddasaccident490, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident490, Hd-Aid
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A. On 19 April 2007, while the [International demining NGO] loader (MDU # 9) was excavating the ground by using Gill bucket and then the soil inspecting for Antitank mines and UXO but an antipersonnel YM-1 mine has passed through the grids of the Gill bucket and missed from inspection. While the Loader has been levelling the loose dragged soil, in reverse position the front left was tyre driven on the mine and exploded it.
Ddasaccident732, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident732, Hd-Aid
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On the inspection of the incident site on the 17th April 2007 the following observation was established: The sub-munition was located on the surface, in a declared, sub-surface cleared area. The sub-munition was removed from a mound of soil that had been excavated from an area adjacent to a road, during excavation of a retaining wall and then the sub-munition was placed in this area. The [Demining group] completion documents indicated the area was sub-surface cleared, however where the clearance bordered the road and where overhead power lines were present the area was only surface cleared due to interference when …
Ddasaccident738, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident738, Hd-Aid
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CBU 19 was completed on the 31stMarch 07, see annex A for the [Demining group] Completion Report. According to the Completion Report the task was a combination of surface and sub-surface clearance in accordance with the operational clearance plan. The CBU was located, and reported to the MACC CLO, on Saturday (14th April) morning by a local farmer.
Ddasaccident751, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident751, Hd-Aid
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On the morning of the 9th April 2007 the land owner had contracted a local farmer to commence cultivation of his land for follow-up planting, during the process of the cultivation the operator of the machine noticed on his return ploughing an M77 sub-munition, had been turned over and was now quite visible on the surface on the newly ploughed area. He immediately stopped work and report the incident to the land owner who in turn informed {Demining group] personnel in the area.
Ddasaccident766, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident766, Hd-Aid
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On 03 April 2007, one M-77 Submunition was located by a local farmer while harvesting his orange orchard and banana plantation, in the vicinity of Task CBU-203, which had been completed by [Demining group] using sub-surface Battle Area Clearance (BAC) procedures. The farmer reported the find to [Name removed], MACC SL Community Liaison Assistant. After meeting with the farmer and confirming the information, the item was marked, photographed and the farmer was requested to remain outside the orchard pending further investigation. The incident was reported to [Name removed], MACC SL Operations Officer who, together with Capt [Name removed], LAF Operations …
Ddasaccident709, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident709, Hd-Aid
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INVESTIGATION REPORT ON TWO MISSED MINES AT MINEFIELD 1580, KFAR HOUNE The Incident occurred in Area 6 (Minefield 1580), UTM (BM) 741126-707075 on the 28th and 29th March 2007 where two AP mine (No4 Israelis) were located in a previously cleared and marked area.
Ddasaccident774, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident774, Hd-Aid
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On 24 May 2007, in this area while the SITA construction company was levelling the roadside (road shoulder), the top of a TC-2.4 (Italian Antitank) mine has been appeared. The company’s representative reported that case to the AMAC and the AMAC sent the QMA to the area for further investigation. The mine found 80 Cm from the paved road in had 90 Cm depth. According to local reports, after mine plantation in this area, about 100 Cm extra soil has gradually aggregated over the original surface of the ground.
Ddasaccident735, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident735, Hd-Aid
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On 14 March 2007, a local farmer discovered an M-77 submunition while harvesting banana trees in his plantation, which had been cleared by [Demining group] using sub-surface BAC procedures. At the time of the cluster strike, the ground was extremely soft and an accurate threat assessment by [Demining group] had ensured that sub-surface clearance operations were conducted.
Ddasaccident756, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident756, Hd-Aid
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On 08 March 2007, [Name removed] (MACC CLO) arrived at the task to conduct a QA Completion Survey and was informed of the submunition by the land owner. After confirming the type and location, he informed [Name removed] (MACC QA Completion Assistant), who subsequently informed [Name removed] (MACC Chief of QA). The Completion was postponed and the site closed pending the arrival of [Name removed], the [Demining group] Project Manager.
Ddasaccident511, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident511, Hd-Aid
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A mine has been discovered by the labourer of Mohammad Bin Rashid Housing Scheme in cleared task # 24/2413/036 of Salihan village, Panjwaee district, Kandahar province, while he was digging the ground for the foundation of building. A team of investigation was convened by AMAC Kandahar to find out the main causes of mentioned incident. The accident caused no casualty.
Ddasaccident499, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident499, Hd-Aid
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On 11 Feb-2007 about 12:00 PM [National demining NGO] MDU-06 was working as a supporter with [National demining NGO] MCT-17, a PMN-2 missed mine accident occurred on MDU-06 machine in the cleared area, while the mentioned MDU was busy in preparation of minefield hazard area for MCT-17 breaching parties of section No-1. In the result backside right tire of Backhoe got damaged and no human casualty.
Ddasaccident571, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident571, Hd-Aid
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The terrain was already cleared with the use of mine detectors and was clearly limited with red painted rocks and stones. Around 09.30 Hr 1MC [Victim No.1] stepped on a cluster M77, which caused the explosion, following the investigation of the crater the cluster, was lying subsurface. He got injured at the heel of the right foot. 1MC [Victim No.2] got a shrapnel in the right under arm. 1MC [Victim No.2] went off immediately to get assistance down in the valley, where the ambulance was positioned. In the meanwhile 1MC [Victim No.1] tried to get downwards. He entered, probably disorientated, …
Ddasaccident506, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident506, Hd-Aid
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During the establishment of the boundary lane [the Victim] stepped on a PNM - 2 anti personnel mine at approximately 10:50 am on the 22nd January 2007. The MDD handler sustained traumatic amputation to the lower right leg and sustained lacerations to his left knee and right hand.
Ddasaccident570, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident570, Hd-Aid
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When climbing up the hill, the EOD Team Member [Victim No.2] stepped on or against a sub-munition M77. It detonated and injured him. EOD Team Leader [Victim No.1] followed his Team Member at a distance of approximately 8 – 9 meters and was injured by the shrapnel of the detonated sub-munition.
Ddasaccident547, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident547, Hd-Aid
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On 22 August 2006 at 1105 hrs a PMN mine detonated on [the Victim] deminer of party 10, section -04 of ATC MCT-09 while he was working in the site stepped on the mine. At the same day the deminer has detected a PMN mine at 10:05 am, after marking of the mine by mine marker the deminer has continued to work and around 11:00 the same deminer detected another PMN mine as he marked this mine by a small marker. After detecting this mine the relevant section leader called him to stop operation and come out from the work …
Ddasaccident508, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident508, Hd-Aid
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Deminer [Name removed] starts his work after the guidance of his section leader. As the working was going on and he got a signal on his detector he marked the signal and start the prodding/excavation after the prodding/excavation he discovered a PMN/AP mine and marked it then informed his section leader and subsequently the team leader. Then injured deminer [the Victim] start to [do] the detecting. After a while he got tired and went to drink the water. After coming starts the work again and he was returning back in the working line to mark the cleared/working line, during this …
Ddasaccident505, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident505, Hd-Aid
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There is only one house located in the Task No. 092 the owner of the house is Mr. Abdul Ahmad who has emigrated to Iran. For the time being his nephew [Name removed] is living in the house. On 14.02.06, while he was shoveling the house plats for planting vegetable, discovered an YM1 mine. The coordinate of the mine location is N=3496564 and E= 06932869. Location of the mine from entrance gate of the house is 295 degree/22 meters. Depth of the mine from original surface of the ground was about 6 cm while about 15 cm extra soil on …
Ddasaccident523, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident523, Hd-Aid
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Details of this accident have been withheld by the demining NGO that employed the Victim. A spreadsheet including the Victim’s name and very brief details of the accident was made available in 2007. Some details can be inferred from the information released. For example, the face injury implies that the victim’s visor was not being worn in the correct manner.
Ddasaccident578, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident578, Hd-Aid
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Initial reports state that [the victim of the first accident] was working in his lane when he initiated an unknown item. The size of the blast would indicate a partial or fuse assembly. A few seconds later, a larger explosion was heard, where [the Victim of this accident] had moved from his lane to assist [the first Victim]. [The Victim of this accident] moved using the shortest possible route, through uncleared area.
Ddasaccident538, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident538, Hd-Aid
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After the team had located all metal scrap and rests from the destroyed ammunition by raking the whole demolition area and checking inside the broken sandbags that was used as protection during the demolition, they started to clean the area from the broken sandbags and vegetation. The team started to burn all the collected sandbags and vegetation. In one of the sandbags apparently one fuse was stuck after the demolition and was not discovered by the deminers when they checked the area after non exploded devices. The fuse probably went of by the heat from the fire and injured a …
Ddasaccident755, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident755, Hd-Aid
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Saturday, 7 May 2005, at 10:20 a.m. local time, [Demining group] suffered a mine accident in the manual clearance teams deployed at the Nhaapua site, Chibabava district, Sofala Province, Mozambique. A deminer, working in his lane detonated a AP Gyata mine while conducting manual clearance.